Sam Polk writes for The New York Times about being a trader on Wall Street who received a bonus of $3.6 million dollars at the age of 30 and still didn’t feel like he had enough money, “I was addicted.” Read it here: For the Love of Money. Watch a video about how he decided to make the world a better place after the jump:

You might be familiar with breweries run by monks, but not everyone knows that many abbeys and convents also have roots in ranching and agriculture, combining farm work with prayer. More from NPR after the jump:

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